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AESHC Operating Structure

AES Historical Committee

Operating Structure

AES Committees operate under a structure given in the Society's "Manual
of Duties of Officers and Standanding Committees" (informally called The
Blue Book).

The AESHC operating structure -- a greatly shortened version of the
"Guidelines" that the AESHC officers had approved previously -- was
approved by the AES Board of Governors on 2000-02-23, at their Paris Meeting,
and is given below.

4.5.1 Historical Committee

4.5.1.1 Purpose

4.5.1.1.1 Unite persons interested in the history of audio engineering
and its allied fields.
4.5.1.1.2 Collect, write, publish, and otherwise disseminate
accurate historical information about the field of audio engineering.

4.5.1.2 Requirements

4.2.1.2.1 The chair of the Historical Committee shall be appointed
by the incoming President of the Society with the approval of the Board
of Governors in accordance with the requirements of the AES Bylaws.
4.5.1.2.2 The chair of the Historical Committee shall appoint
the officers of the committee.
4.5.1.2.3 Membership in the AESHC is open to any person interested
in the history of audio engineering and its allied arts.

4.5.1.3 Activities

4.5.1.3.1 Record oral histories of important figures in the history
of audio engineering.
4.5.1.3.2 Serve as a link between persons and organizations who
wish to discard old equipment and/or documents relating to the history
of audio engineering; and persons and organizations who wish to preserve
it.
4.5.1.3.3 Organize and maintain an archive relating to the history
of the Audio Engineering Society itself.

4.5.1.4 Procedures

4.5.1.4.1 The AESHC shall meet at least once annually, normally in conjunction
with an AES convention. The meeting shall be open to the public.
4.5.1.4.2 The AESHC will operate one or more AESHC email reflectors
for discussions of historical matters.
4.5.1.4.3 The AESHC will operate an AESHC web site and an FTP site
on which to publish the information compiled by the Committee.
4.5.1.4.4 The AESHC, under the direction of its Chair, shall
formulate, approve, and follow more detailed guidelines, under this Operating
Structure, detailing the projects and officers of this committee.